Jon and Ray were able to visit a small mountain church in Ayacucho. Pictured below are pictures of their adventures. They started out with a bus trip of almost 9 hours.
Restaurant venders in the center of town
Streets near the plaza offered chess and ping pong games.
Bethel Baptist Church is the only Baptist church in the whole area.
This church is currently being pastored by a single man, Pastor Leonardo, who is seeking support and help to see his church grow. It currently has 35 in attendance.
It's common to see street venders daily selling bread and snacks for their income.
Jon was able to see twin boys while walking near the plaza.
Each village or city has signs or relics of the Catholic church. Many times these crosses and statues overlook the cities.
Jon had the opportunity to preach twice at the church. The first time was at the youth meeting which had over 20 teens and many made decisions for the Lord. The second time was in the Sunday morning service.
A member of the church invited us and the pastor out to eat at a road-side stand for a meal that was finger licking good (no utensils provided).
One of the church members from Bethel Baptist.
During the time of the Inquisition when the Catholic religion was forced upon the people, they hung people from the columns of this church because they would not convert to Catholicism.
This tower was just outside of the city and built as a monument in memory of a great battle with Spain to win their independence. More than 100,000 soldiers were killed in this battle.
Jon and his dad found many modes of transportation on this trip.
This photo was taken inside a station-wagon taxi that had 11 people packed into the car.
While in the center plaza we noticed men working on the roof of the Catholic church. Jon noticed one man praying near the cross on top of the tall building.
It was a blessing to see the government working hard to pave the mountain roads. Many of the roads are extremely dangerous and it's common to hear of bus and van crashes that take many lives.
We noticed many villages in the mountains with only Catholic influences that need to hear the truth.
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